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Louis-Frédéric Lescure

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Louis-Frédéric Lescure
Born27 May 1904
Died5 December 1993
NationalityFrench
OccupationIndustrialist
TitleCEO, Groupe SEB
Term1953–1972
SpouseFrançoise Helie
Children11, including Emmanuel Lescure

Louis-Frédéric Lescure (27 May 1904 – 5 December 1993) was a French industrialist, and the CEO of Groupe SEB from 1953 to 1972.[1]

Early life

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Lescure was born on 27 May 1904.

Career

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Lescure was the CEO of Groupe SEB from 1953 to 1972.[1]

In the 1950s, Lescure launched the Cocotte-Minute, the first one-piece stamped aluminium pressure cooker.[1][2]

Lescure was president of the regional council of Bourgogne from 1983 to 1985.[1][3]

Personal life, death and legacy

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Lescure married Françoise Helie, and they had eleven children.[2]

Lescure died on 5 December 1993, aged 89.[1] His son Emmanuel Lescure later became chairman of Groupe SEB.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Louis-Frédéric Lescure – Les Echos". www.lesechos.fr. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "SEB et le piège du sablier – Les Echos". www.lesechos.fr. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ^ "BOURGOGNE : M. Lucotte (UDF-PR) succède à M. Lescure (CDS)". Le Monde.fr. 16 April 1985. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Avis de décès de Monsieur Emmanuel LESCURE paru le 03/04/2017 dans Le Bien Public – Département Côte-d'Or – Libra Memoria – Libramemoria". www.libramemoria.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Emmanuel Lescure – Les Echos". www.lesechos.fr. Retrieved 9 February 2018.